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Table 2 Telomerase activity in cases and controls

From: Irradiation-induced telomerase activity and gastric cancer risk: a case-control analysis in a Chinese Han population

Telomerase activity

GC cases

Controls

p b

 

n

Mean (SD)

p a

n

Mean (SD)

p a

 

Baseline

246

10.17 (7.21)

 

246

11.02 (8.03)

 

0.168

After γ-radiation

246

15.36 (12.05)

<0.001

246

13.44 (10.22)

<0.001

<0.001

γ-Radiation-induced

246

1.51 (0.93)

 

246

1.22 (0.66)

 

<0.001

  1. SD: standard deviation.
  2. a p values were calculated for assessing the difference in telomerase activity between baseline and after γ-radiation in
  3. GC cases and controls.
  4. b p values were derived from the student t-test for the difference between the GC cases and controls.